Los Padres Elementary

Set in Salinas, California, Los Padres Elementary is an average-sized elementary school, overseen by Salinas City Elementary. It instructs 620 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 465.

Salinas City Elementary comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,236 students; Los Padres Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Los Padres Elementary lists that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Los Padres Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Monterey County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which Los Padres Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is El Sausal Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Los Padres Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Los Padres Elementary has edged down 23%, going from 807 students in 2018 to 620 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.